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Jerry Douglas (born in Warren, Ohio on May 28, 1956) is an American Dobro player. He is best known for his bluegrass recordings with other prominent musicians such as J. D. Crowe and the New South, Béla Fleck, Tony Rice, and Alison Krauss and Union Station. He has released several solo albums and has been featured in over 750 recordings throughout his musical career. Douglas often plays Scheerhorn resonator guitars, built with an open soundwell and solid wood for huge volume. Jerry has received twelve Grammy Awards in recognition of his talent. Source:Wikipedia - Jerry Douglas JERRY DOUGLAS Traveler bio...

Brothers Enzo and Gianni Lo Greco have been having success with their band thanks to the customary, original and exciting blend of Nu Jazz, bossa, and lounge, which they have written and produced in many albums and compilations. Starting from their latest success obtained from the artistic production of the song “This is what you are” sung by Mario Biondi, a chart-topping artist in Italy and Europe, the Lo Greco brothers, also known as Soulstance, are considered the inventors of nu jazz. With the typical jazz sound of the 60’s and 70’s the Quintet evolves with this century’s metropolitan sounds,...

Em 1971 surgiu em Pernambuco um grupo musical que traçava um novo caminho para a MPB. Diante da indecisão no cenário da música nacional, após a irrupção do movimento tropicalista, o QUINTETO VIOLADO apresentava uma proposta fundamentada nos elementos musicais da cultura regional, através de trabalhos de pesquisa e da própria vivência de cada um dos seus integrantes, originários da região Nordeste do Brasil. Conseguindo extrair das mais simples manifestações populares a sua essência rítmica e melódica, o Grupo criou uma nova concepção musical, cujo traço fundamental é a interação entre o erudito e o popular, sem desfiguração, reafirmando a...